Æthelred II ‘Unræd’ (978-1016), 'Helmet' Type, Penny, 1003-1009, Winchester, Leofwine, +ÆÐEL•RÆ...

(x) Æthelred II ‘Unræd’ (978-1016), 'Helmet' Type, Penny, 1003-1009, Winchester, Leofwine, +ÆÐEL•RÆD R•EX ANGL•, NG ligated, helmeted, radiate and armoured bust left, rev. + LEOFPINE M'O PINT, pellet within Os, each limb terminating in three crescents, over quadrilateral with trefoil at each point, 1.51g [23.3grns], 6h (Hildebrand 4263, Type E [a.4 variety]; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen, Part II], 1409 same dies; [and, 1410 same reverse die]; SCBI 11 [Reading], 95 same dies; SCBI 20 [Mack], -; SCBI 25 [Helsinki], -; SCBI 50 [Hermitage, Part I], -; SCBI 51 [Estonia], -; SCBI 65 [Norwegian, Part I], -; North 775; BMC VIII [Coll. -]; Spink 1152), lightly crimped with a few peck marks, otherwise pleasantly toned, a bolder very fine

Provenance

The Steve J Green Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins [with his tickets and envelope]

Spink 240, 26-27 September 2016, lot 2006 [recte - our catalogue previously and incorrectly attributed the mint to Canterbury (CÆNT) instead of Winchester (PINT)] - £220

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